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THE MORXIXG OREGONIAN, THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 30, 191 a a CITY NEWS IN BRIEF OREGOXIAX TELEPHONES. Managrlnjr Editor Main 70T0, A 8095 City Editor Main 7u70. A 60K5 Bunday Editor Main 7070. A tfO&S Advertising Department ...Main 7070. A 801)3 Composing-room Main 7070. A B0!5 Printing-room Main 707O. A 6095 Kuperlntendent Building ...Main 7070, A eo3 AMUSEMESTS. HEILIO (Broadway at Taylor) "Fair and Warmer." This afternoon at 2:15 and to night at 8:15 o'clock. BAKER (Broadway or Sixth, between Alder and Morrison) Alcazar Stock Company ID "Potash and Perlmutter." Thla afternoon at 2:15 and tonight at 8:15. PANTAGES (Broadway at Alder) Un equaled vaudeville. Three ahowa dally, 2:3l, 7 and 9:05. HIPPODROME (Broadway and Yamhill) Vaudeville and moving pictures; 2 to 5. 6:45 to 11 P. M., Saturday, Sunday, holi days continuous, 1:15 to 11 P. M. STRAND (Park. West Park and Stark) Vaudeville and motion pictures, continuous. "FAIR AND WARMER" COMES TO HEILIG THEATER TODAY Notable Theatrical Success From Author of "Seven Days' and "Nobody's Widow" Will Be Thanksgiving Day Attraction at Popular Playhouse. New Minister Arrives Saturday. Rev. William Even Brinkman, who re cently accepted the pastorate of the St. James Lutheran Church, will arrive from Seattle on Saturday and will as sume his new duties on Sunday. He will occupy the pulpit of St. James Church, West Park and Jefferson streets, at both services, 11 A. M. and P. M. For five years Mr. Brinkman W been pastor of Holy Trinity Church, Seattle. He is a graduate of Chicago Theological Seminary and has held many important charges in the synods of the Lutheran denomination. He has shown great interest in social service and Y. M. C. A. work in addition to being a leader in church activities. Stockmen to Stop at Portland. The members of the Northwest Livestock Association, now in convention at Lew- lston, Idaho, will make the Portland Hotel their headquarters when attend ing the Pacific International Livestock Show at the Portland Union Stockyards next week. Richard W. Childs, manager of the Potrland Hotel, who is attending the meeting of the Northwest associa tion, telegraphed the information to this city yesterday. It is expected that a. large number of Idaho stockraisers and others will, be here next week. Bigelow Takes Up Wood's Duties. City Commissioner Bigelow is now ei officio purchasing agent of the city. He recommended his appointment yes terday and it was adopted by the Coun cil. He will take over the work per formed up to this time by J. R. Wood. Mr. Bigelow introduced a resolution be fore the Council providing for the re moval of Mr. Wood. , The reason set forth in the resolution is that the dis charge is purely in the interest of economy in the city's payroll and for no other reason. A. M. Crawford to Address Cltjb. A. M. Crawford, president of the Con stitutional Revision Association of Ore gon, and ex-Attorney-General of Ore gon, will be the speaker at the lunch eon of the City Club at the Oregon Hotel tomorrow noon. The meeting will be held in the Oregon room. In addition to the address of Mr. Craw ford, there will be reports by various committees that have been appointed on various club affairs. Community Sing Tomorrow. A com munity sine will be held at the Atkin son Memorial Church, East Twenty ninth and Everett streets, tomorrow night at 8 o'clock. It will be given under the auspices of the Men's Club of the church. The Staples family or chestra. William Grier, Mrs. F. S. King, Karl Meeker and J. G. Kilpack will assist the chorus. Mrs. McMorton Doty and Rev. Thomas Anderson will give readings. Bids to Be Opened December 12. Plans and specifications for the light lng fixtures and for the asbestos cloth curtain for the public auditorium were approved officially by the City Council yesterday in accordance with recom mendations of the architects. Bids will be opened for the fixtures and curtains December 12. Advertisements for bids win be published in the East as well as locally. Museum Open Three Hours Today. The Museum of Art will be open Thanksgiving day from 2 o'clock until 5. with free admission. In addition to the new loans for this Winter in the nermanent gallery, the special exhibi tion is the fifth annual exhibition of the work of artists of the Pacific North west. Mr. Dodson- to Speak. W. D. B. Dodson, secretary of the Portland Chamber of Commerce, will address the Woman's Prohibition Club on Mon day at 2:30 o'clock in the Library, room A. The subject of the address will be "Oregon s Need for a Payroll and Op portunities for Developing Same." Trinity Auxiliary to Meet. The women'i auxiliary of Trinity Episcopa Church. Nineteenth and Everett streets will meet tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock in the parish house. All who are interested, whether members or not. are invited to attend. The Sisters of the Good Shepherd return thanks to the ladies of the Needle Work Guild, of America, for a generous donation of clothing for the girls in our charge. Adv. Charity Masquerade Ball given by the Jewish. Relief Society. Thanksgiving evening, November 30. at the B. B. Hall, Thirteenth st., at Mill. Buy your tickets at the door. Adv. Wanted. A capable physician and surgeon to locate In thriving commu nity in Oregon. Apply 418 Mohawk bldg. Adv. Dancing Thanksgiving Day, Cotillion Hall, Afternoon and Evening. Adv. .- v . t -.. .: . . . v '"5 . :. - ' " "si. - . i A' - f - 'r ; -. - 1 - t ' - i ' ' '; - f- - 4 , ' ' S Above -Mlm Lotas Robli. II clow MIhs Betty Rom Clarke. Vhoae His trionic Kffortu Will Be 'WltneHiied Here This 'Werlc. SELWYN & CO. will preeent their success, "Fair and Warmer," whose fame has spread all over the country on the strength of its year long run of unprecedented prosperity at the Eltinge Theater, New York, at the Heilig Theater for the Thanksgiv ing attraction this afternoon at 2:15, tonight at 8:15, tomorrow night and Saturday matinee only. Avery Hopwood, author of this farce classic, is also of "Seven Days" and "Nobody's Widow" fame, and started tlie "long-run farce" on the career it has never since abandoned. Selwyn & Co. "Fair and Warmer's' producers, have established their rep utation as pickers of winners, by "Within the Law," "Twin Beds." Mar garet Illington in "The Lie," etc. When they followed this array of successes with "Fair and Warmer," the wiseacres said. "Trust the Selwyns." T. L. JOHNSON IS DEAD FORMER NIGHT FOREMAN OF THE OREGOXI.U LOG ILL. He Was Native Oregonian and Had Lived In This State All His Life. Widow and Daughter Survive. Thurston L. Johnson, formerly night foreman of the composing room of The Oregonlan. died yesterday at the age of 50 years. Death came as the result of a nervous breakdown. He had been in poor health for about three years. Mr. Johnson's home was at 282 Pop lar street. Hi3 widow and daughter. Miss Jessie Johnson, a teacher in the Clinton Kelly School, survive him. Two brothers and one sister also survive. Mr. Johnson was born in Oregon City February 28, 1866. He received his early schooling at that place, and when but a youth learned the printer's trade. He worked at his trade for some time in Oregon City, Salem and other places, and for more than 20 years was era ployed by The Oregonian Publishing Company, being made assistant fore man and then night foreman of the composing room. This latter position he held for a number of years. Mr. Johnson was a member of the Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club for many years and was a crack bowler in the days when the three-pin game was at the height of its popularity. He was also a member of the Portland Press Club and of Multnomah Typographical Union. He was an enthusiastic angler and a consistent baseball fan. When professional baseball was in Its Infancy in Portland Mr. Johnson was the offi cial scorer for the league here for a number of years. sociation of Oregon, and for more than a score of years Attorney-General of Oregon. The three special committees ap pointed by the president of the club in connection with the question dis cussed at last week's meeting will be asked to report. This concerns the ac tivities of the club for the future and effects every member. CITY'S FINANCES STATED Treasurer Adams Reports Balance on Hand of $2,351,235.17. Total receipts of the city of Port land for the fiscal year 1916, which nded at 6 o'clock last night, were 7.939,663.20, and the total disburse ments $6,964,860.24, according to the nnual financial statement issued last ight by City Treasurer Adams. The balance in the various funds amounts to $2,351,35.17. as compared with balance of $1,376,432.21 at the end of last year. The receipts and disbursements in- lude all money paid in and spent from 1 the city tunds. including funds for treet improvements, bond interest and Inking funds, and the general fund. The receipts for 1915 were $8,367,511.39, and the disbursements $8,507,864.66. WIFE NO. 2 ASKS DIVORCE Mrs. Leona Anthony Says Husband Already Was Married. On November 20, last, Mrs. Leona Anthony learned that the man she had married in San Francisco the Summer of 1915, and to whom she had borne a son, had in truth been wedded to an other at the time of their marriage before a clergyman. Suit for $15 a month for the support of the child and $5000 for her own maintenance was filed yesterday in the Circuit Court by Mrs. Anthony. Because of Anthony's ill treatment, Mrs. Anthony asserts she left him last March and began an investigation which ended thte month when she found that he had married Abbie M. Kruesrer on July 26. 1910, and that Mrs. Anthony No. 1 did not get a divorce until June 24. 1915. Mrs. Anthony No 2 was married March 9. 1915. CITY CONSIDERS SICK PAY Mr. La Roche Juts Question to Aid Cudahy Fire Victim. When an employe In the ctiy serv ice is sick and his or her fellow em ployes work overtime to perform the sick person's duties, without extra com pensation, why should not t.ie ctiy con tinue to pay the salary of the person absent? This question was put up to the Council vesterday by City Attorney La Roche. The Council could see ob jections to such a plan, but took the Droposition under advisement. Miss Cora Jagger. stenographer In Mr. LaRoche's office, who is in the hospital suffering from injuries sus tained in the fire at the Cudahy family hotel Sunday morning, le Mr. LaRoche's employe in question. The other em ployes in the legal bureau are doing Miss Jagger's work. "The Sons; of Songs" Adv. ia almost due. SLOO BUYS LESS IN MART FIGURES SHOW 60 CENTS YEAR AGO WAS WORTH AS MICH. W. F. GEREN HAS TROUBLES Special Agent Asked to Bring Many Suitcases From South. What kind of beast of burden do my friends think I am," lamented Wal- er F. Geren, special agent for Dis- rict Attorney Evans' office yeeterday. He leaves today for San Francisco on a trip made necessary by a line of investigations. 'They must think I have as many arms as a centipede has feet, he went on. "Word was spread around that I was heading southward this week, and 1 kinds of friends have stampeded my office with cigars, good wishes and the request that I bring a suitcase back with me for t.iem. Must be afraid of the bone-dry law." Prices of Produce Sold by Farmers Are Taken as Basis Greater Loss In Value Seen Elsewhere. Sixty cents a year ago bought as much in the Yamhill-street public market as $1 will buy now. according to compilations made by Marketmaster J. A. Eastman. His figures are based on the prices of stuff sold by farmers and producers on the market now as compared with prices for the same stuff at this time last year. Some of Mr. Eastman's figures made public yesterday are as follows: Po tatoes, $1 a sack a year ago and $1.65 a sack now; cabbage, 1 cent a pound a year ago and cents now; eggs, 50 cents a dozen a year ago and cents now; beans, 7 cents a pound year ago and 10 cents a pound now squash, 1 cent a pound a year ago and 2 cents now; onions, H cents a pound a year ago and 3 cents now; onions, wholesale, $1.25 a sack a year ago and $3 now; butter, 70 cents a roll a year ago and 80 cents now; poultry, 18 to 20 cents a pound a year ago and 20 to 25 cents a pound now. Mr. Eastman says the comparative buying power of $1 now applies only to the public market. He firtnly be lieves that In the rest of the market the decrease in the value of a dollar has been even greater. A. M. CRAWFORD TO SPEAK City Club Decides Tomorrow Particular Line of Endeavor. The regular weekly meeting of th City ciun or Portland will be held a noon tomorrow, in the orange room of the Oregon Hotel. The speaker of the day will be Hon. A. M. Crawford, preai dent of the Constitutional Revision As Thanksgiving Dinner Turkey Dinner 65 Gents Thanksgiving day at the Criterion Restaurant 291 Stark St., between 4th and 5th. Including cream of celery soup, cran berry sauce, English plum pudding, two vegetables, coffee, tea or milk. Moore's Cafeteria 14S-150 Fifth Street Fills that longing for fashioned a good, old- TIUNKSGITIAO DINNER Marquam Restaurant S4 Alder 7Cp THAXKSGIVIXQ DIXXER Soup. Turkey broth Celery Roast Turkey with dressing Cranberry sauce slashed potatoes Hot mince pie Ice cream Tea. coffee or milk St. Nicholas Cafeteria 123 Sixth Street. Xear Washington ALL THE GOOD THINGS FOR VOIR THAMISGIW ING DI.N.NER. Pay for what you eat and no more Ham Brothers Restaurant 324-20 Washington Street very fins turkey dinner for 75 c "WE SEVER CLOSE" Do You Go to Movies? Do You Enjoy Them? Then Share the-Enjoyment! BUY YOUR TICKETS IN A WAY THAT WILL HELP The Neighborhood House The PEOPLES and STAR Theaters have arranged a benefit for the Neighborhood House at regular prices The Neighborhood House, and, of course, that means Port land's army of newsboys, will share in the benefits if you buy your tickets for these two theaters, good any time, from the fol lowing places: ' All Hotel Newsstands Department Stores Cigar Stores and Newsstands and The Newsboys ! "'Ifci t-a "sn M f !.i'i 33 . a s i Imperial Hotel BroaUwaj, Mark and VabUctM rOKTLANDS LKADLNG HOTEL Ideally locate! In the heart of i hins on Broad a ' throbl)inir cenur. Ti;e lote-i-a! hotel for thoa n l-uainefc or pleasure. kinlne-Koon. m Special l'eature. Ill it MelM-hau. Jr.. Mcr. I were sub-contfact ors for the worst, which was concluded in May, 1914. The plaintiffs contend that they earned a grand total of 321.10.32, but that they got J76.308.88 less than this. CHRISTIE MEETING SET FRIEXOS OF" ORPHANAGE 1SVITED TO JATIRDAV KI6HT AFFAIR. !'A k kinlncK(om m Sprrlal l'esture. 1 ' W lhlt Mrtho. Jr.. Mcr. W i 3 s-ss-."w-aB-ai4 - r I l'uW25 rt'l o j PT" '" SBSSSSSSB1SBSSSSBSBSBBBBBSSSSSSSSSSSSSBSBSSI p "777,3 . I k ksl ksl .bsv I r I mm ll rm I n 111 n m mm KMm mi bbh hi... i w V. -.,.-.- T .v. - I M tor. in h -a"t ot retail an.l ilet?r Formerly the Orpheum Broadway at Yamhill i jj S.''Vi ""t-Tt' '.v c.r .I- ii ... rrm i mon i-ro Gir-rt to KOTtL I D CEWAkl). W. M SKV r Pr.Tv I iMk Nina Shaw's Minstrel Maids L ViyL''-- Something New in Minstrelsy. Buckley's Animals Clever Tricks and Comedy Capers From Monkey Land. ' Payne Children Clever Juvenile Jesters. Birch and Birch Novelty Sin pine. Muri Maglin, Eddy & Roy tunny hi- Pantomlmists, "Those Iowa. Daisy Cameron Eccentric Comedienne. f"I KM A FUATlnK" -THK IX ( okkk.iui.i: tAi'lUE," latest chanter in The Sfctleldlno: Sbsrfow. Talking and I adventure serial: I'A I III: t: v S and Colonel liees Ltar tsnoon. ALWAYS THK BEST IV YAI DEVII.l.K AM) fHTl RES MOST FOR THK LEAST. IX VOIR llll'I'OUHIIMK !HOI'FIM; EAHLV BKV1' SKATS t.O TO EAHI.Y IIIRUS. MATINEES All seats' 10c. except Sun days and holidays. Nights 15c tO.Ml.MOlS TODAY 1:15 TO 11 1'. M. Campaign Workers and AJI Interested Are Asked to Be Present at Lin coln IIIgli School. All who are interested in promoting and upbuilding; of the Christie Home for Orphan Girls so that it may give larger service to the orphans of the state have been invited to attend the mass meeting at Lincoln High School auditorium next Saturday evening at 7:30 o'clock. Team captains, team members, all committee members and their friends everyone. In fact, who is interested In this campaign is cor dially invited to attend. The meeting will be presided over by Dr. Andrew C. Smith, general chair man of the fund-raising campaign. Ad dresses wilL be given by Archbishop Christie and Dr. Calvin S. White. An excellent musical programme has been prepared by the students from St. Mary's Academy and College. The committee in charge of the large donations will meet Friday evening at 8 o'clock in the Portland Hotel, parlors K and F, for the transaction of much important business, previous to the mass meetlnqr Saturday night. EXPLOSION WRECKS HOME Seattle Family, Hurt, Believes Bomb Placed Under House. SEATTLE. Wash.. Nov. 29. The farmhouse of Henry Lofgren, on Vashon sland, a mile from Burton, was wrecked early this morning bv an ex plosion, and all of the eight members of the family were cut and bruised, but none seriously Injured. The Lofgrens believe a dynamite bomb was exploded under the front part of the house, but say they know of no one who would seek to injure them ROAD SUED FOR $76,303 Contractors Want Southern Pacific to Pay More fr New Line. Improper classification of materials and work for the purpose of fraud is charged against the Southern Pacific Company and Twohy Brothers, by Fuller & Bain, contractors. who brought suit for $76,308.98 in the Cir cuit Court yesterday through Attor neys Clark, Skulason & Clark. Twohy Brothers contracted with the Southern Pacific November 14, 1911 for the grading of the roadbed of the Willamette Pacific Railroad for 22 miles. near Eugene. Fuller & Bain EbisoNoj- jr. CARD OK T1IAXKS. Katherine E. Cudahy, manager of the Cudahy Hotel, dealres to thank Meier 6c Frank, Wheeldon Annex. neighbors and others for kindness and assistance during the recent fire. Adv. Hotel Mallory. HOLIDAY MONEY can be sent by this bank for you to points abroad either by wire less or by mail Consult us re garding the rates NATIONAL BANK Capital and Surplus f2.000.OOa. Third and Oak Streets. Portland, Oregon Claremont Tavern Chicken Dinners Crawfish Special Thanksgiving Dinner Thursday $1.50 Main 59 Linnton Road Thanksgiving Dinner Will be Served from 12 to 8:31 P. M. Juston's Restaurant 413 Washington Street. Golden West Coffee is "Just Rlgnt" Thanksgiving AT ESmpertal Pompeian Restaurant 1 1 A. M. to 9 -P. M. Turkey Dinner 50 cents Main Dining-Rooni 5 P. M. to 9 P. M. Thanksgiving Dinner $1.50 MUSIC 5:30 to 8:30 P. M. F. HAMPTON WENG With Augmented Orchestra. Phil Metschan, Jr., M anagef. California $55 Range $35 WITH EVERY FOIK-KOOM OUTFIT The polished top. nickel leg: bae, gai plate attached: quick to heat; easy to keep, plain and neat. List of resident' testi monials sent free on request. In outfit I claim to have the most up-to-date furniture and house furnishings for the price asked that experience and money can buy. Terms or cash. M. H. Calef, &10 V'Uilani avenue. Fhou East 6417. ( ( linVs jl Go SHASTA ROUTE and see Willamette, Umpqua, Sacra mento Valleys by daylight on A New Train (Only one night en route) Lv. Portland 8:20 A. M. Ar. San Francisco 5:50 P. M. Standard and tourist sleeping cars, dining car and coaches. Two Other Daily Trains 3:50 P. M. Shasta Limited 'KK? 8:00 P. M. San Francisco Express SCENERY SERVICE SAFETY LIPERAL STOPOVERS City Ticket Office Sixth and Oak Sts. Broadway 27AO, A 7t. JOHN 51. SCOTT, Ocaeral Passenger Aleut, xr Arrivn la O in Portland Should First Find Their Way to Lv - Lsornehus i K AT US l . IAY AMI IT. . W. nrnrho. I'miamt. II. K. HflrliiT llamtrr. I'ark anti Aliirr. l'trtiMuU. Or. Vr Attractive Plater llatrs. T" 1:J 4' - ' 1 1 -'v-j HOTEL CARLTON 'ourtf nth and Wahinctoi. l Keirf'r- d 'onrr I. eliding I'oMilw Ij fill ir.t.f. lnpri:r .Mutineer. Special Kate ly the rk or Month. The SezcardHotel Grill ner from 12 to 8 P. M. ; $1.00 per plate. 143 Tenth Street, near Alder Hotel Eaton Cvrner West Park and Morrison. Can accommodate a law m permanent guests. Mo.-t central location. Frictfa reasonable. IF'lf an Francisco's likeable HOTEL Amrrifia Ol Ercrin Kates Riibt ienrica Sitt Obadiah Rich, Manager WANTED, CHAIHS TO CA?.E SCHOOL FOH BLIND FOP. MRTICTLARS. CALL MH. J. F. MYERS, MAIS ll ill nU.,.i snti niwi n ii a 1y ittnUP mmmmm Phone Your Want Ads to THE OREGONLYN